Consulting firm PwC launches for its employees a new program of "digital skills", aimed at improving the knowledge of its employees in the field of new technologies such as blockchain.
The firm will include 1,000 of its employees in a two-year training program that will cover various technologies, from blockchain and 3D printing to unmanned aerial vehicles, Digiday reported Thursday.
The program Digital Accelerators starts in January. The head of the program Sarah McEneaney (Sarah McEneaney) told the publication that this step is part of a wider effort to improve the level of education of employees.
"My job is to improve the skills of employees ... At this point, it seems that people should have more technological skills. We need to remain competitive and respond to what interests our customers. "
McEnney claims that training should improve employee performance by reducing the number of hours spent solving problems. This savings will play into the hands of PwC customers. She noted that about 3,500 of the more than 46,000 employees working for PwC applied for the program.
During the program, 1,000 selected employees will work with clients for approximately 10 hours a week. The first part of the curriculum will include data and analysis, which will include the collection of information and the study of the blockchain.
Not only private companies are trying to improve the level of education of employees in the field of blockchain. In the middle of the month, the Chinese authorities issued a blockchain manual for civil servants. First, the book explains the origin and features of the block, and then existing and future uses of technology, as well as the challenges that technology creates for the business environment and legal regulation.
Universities are not lagging behind and are eager to meet the growing demand among students for blockchain and crypto-currency courses. According to a recent Coinbase poll, 21 of the top 50 US universities now offer the same courses. At the same time, not only students of technical specialties, but also humanitarian ones are interested in such subjects.